IT’S A quirk of modern football that winning the Champions League is not as important as just being in it.Recall pretty much every press conference given by every Premier League manager involved in the competition and they say the same thing.

Since Watford sent Marco Silva packing last month the Premier League Sack Race has been dominated by two managers: Antonio Conte and Mauricio Pellegrino.However, recent events at West Brom means a new boss has entered the party.